This book is a collection of leading international authors in the field of music education taking the concept of 'craft' as a starting point to deconstruct and reconstruct their understanding of the practices and theories of music education. Their insights draw from deep wells of resources located in historical, philosophical, epistemological, musicological and educational traditions that lead to rich and complex insights on the evolving field of music education. In so doing, they generate a constellation of new understandings and illustrations of what crafts can mean in this field. Historically, the idea of craft was typically associated with a skill or experience in knowing how to do or make something, or an activity of some kind that requires specific professional skills. In Old Norse, the concept for craft was kraptr, meaning strength and virtue, while Old English and continental use was associated with power and physical strength, as well as skill. When these definitions of ‘crafts’ are infused into contemporary understandings of the field of music education as a professional field, a whole new set of possible interpretations are unearthed. Such insights are not exhaustive, but rather, point the way in which this professional, diverse, inclusive and ambiguous field might continue to evolve in the 21st century.
Author(s): Kari Holdhus, Regina Murphy, Magne I. Espeland
Series: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, 30
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 256
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Part I: Opening
Craftsmanship in Academia: Skilled Improvisation in Research, Teaching, and Leadership
The Craft of Research: Giving Form to Our Souls
Educational Craftsmanship as Teacher, Researcher, and Leader
The Power (and Playfulness) of Improvisation in Research and Research Education
Subjectivity and Positioning
Recapitulation: The Macro, Meso, and Micro
References
Conceptualising Music Education as “Craft”: Responses to an Invitation
Music Education, Bildung and Sustainability
Music Education as a Craft: Sustainable Virtues
The Music Educator, Musical Skills and Renewal
The Chapters: Engagement with the Craft
Part II: Music Education as a Sustainable Craft in Society
Part III: Music Education Practices Reframed
References
Part II: “Music Education” as a Sustainable Craft in Society
The Craft of Music Teaching in a Changing Society
Introduction
Dimensions and Discourses of “Craft”
Systems of Non-verbal Music Teaching
Craft as Knowledge
Non-verbal Cognition
Music Teachers’ Toolkits
Body Dimensions
Criticism, Social Change and Complexity
References
Crafting Music Education for All? The Composite Knowledge Base of Music Education in Times of Cultural Diversity and Social Polarisation
Preamble: Knowledge, Crafts and Complexities
Part I Dimensions and Nuances: Types and Forms of Knowledge
Part II Ontologies and Metaphors: Music, Education and Music Education
Part III Conflict and Transcendence: Fundamental Epistemologies
Part IV Music Education in Culture and Society: Situated Knowledge, Situated Learning and Gender
Part V Summary and Conclusion
References
Music Education in England as a Political Act: Reflections on a Craft Under Pressure
Introduction
Music Education and Curriculum in England
The Privileging of Knowledge
The Place of Assessment
Suggestions for the Craft of Music Education
Conclusion
References
Educating Music Teachers for the Future: The Crafts of Change
Introduction
Music Teacher Education: A Mostly Norwegian Snapshot
Zooming Out
Why Change?
A Framework for Discussing Change
Change Informed by Global Issues
Change Informed by Systemic Issues
Change Informed by Agentic Issues
Crafting Change: Concluding Remarks
References
Part III: Music Education Practices Reframed
The Craft of Music Teaching in a Changing Society: Singing as Meaning, Education, and Craft – Reflections on Lithuanian Singing Practices
Introduction
The Meaning of Singing in the Context of Lithuanian Culture
Singing as a Way of Life
Singing as a Way of Preserving National Identity
Singing as the Basis of Musical Education
Realisation of the Functions of Singing in Formal and Non-formal Musical Education
Singing Outcomes: Pupils’ Point of View
Singing as a Craft
Teachers’ Competence in Teaching Children How to Sing
Singing Between Craft and Artistic Aspirations
Conclusions
References
Artistic Citizenship and the Crafting of Mutual Musical Care
Introduction: Music Education and Music Therapy as Sister Disciplines
Art and Community
Artistic Citizenship
Mutual Musical Care
The Craft of Zooming In and Zooming Out
Concluding Remarks
References
Music Listening: An Evolution of Craft
Introduction
Tools and Ideology for Crafting Music Listening
Evolving Pedagogical Craft
Responsive Music Listening
Deep Listening
Creative Music Listening
Evolving Neuroscientific Understandings
Neuroscientific Implications for Pedagogical Craft
Continuing Evolutions
References
The Craft of (Re-)Presenting Musical Works
Prelude
Background
Examples and Discussion
The Ubiquity of Music
Example 1
Post-performance Artistic Concepts
Example 2
Relational and Cultural Aspects
Example 3
Relevance, Empathy and Uniqueness
Example 4
Example 5
Conclusion
Postlude
References
Developing Craftsmanship in Music Education in a Palestinian Refugee Camp and Lebanese Schools
Introduction
The Lebanon Project
Music Outreach on the Lebanon Project
Music Outreach in a Muslim Cultural Tradition
The Impact of the Lebanon Project
In What Way Does the Lebanon Project Frame and Shape the Students’ Craftsmanship as Music Teachers and Musicians?
Perspectives on Music and Meaningfulness
Cultural Exchange as a Quality in Music Outreach Involving Children and Young People
The Roles of the Musician and the Audience in Music Outreach Involving Children and Young People
Professional Development and Dilemmas
Discussion and Conclusion
References
A Creative Global Science Classroom: Crafting the Global Science Opera
Introduction
Research Questions
Summary of Context
Art-Based Pedagogies in Science Education
Methodology
How Has Light Pollution Been Addressed for Primary- and Secondary School-Aged Learners?
How Has Particle Physics Been Addressed for Primary- and Secondary School-Aged Learners?
Findings from Analysis of Opera Scenes
Findings from Analysis of Interviews
Findings Related Specifically to Engagement with Scientific Concepts
Findings Related to Perceptions of Art and Opportunities for Differential Abilities
Art/Science Tension
Discussion
References
The Craft of Teaching Musical Improvisation Improvisationally: Towards a Theoretical Framework
Introduction
The Craft of Improvisation: Some Key Ideas and Assumptions
The Craft of Musical Improvisation
The Craft of Teaching Improvisationally
A Theoretical Framework for Teaching Musical Improvisation Improvisationally
The Framework in Practice
Conclusion
References
Phronesis in Music Education
Introduction
What Did Aristotle Mean by Phronesis?
Teacher Challenges
Summing Up
References
Approaching Vulnerability Through Contemporary Music: The Gelland Approach
Introduction
Vulnerability to Be Overcome and Vulnerability as Openness
Painting the Music: Neutralising Vulnerability
Violent Realities
Confidence in the Music and the Incomprehensible
Discussion
References
The Kraptr of Aging Folk Musicians: Mental Practice for the Future
Methodology
Tuning in to the Results
The Craft of the Child
The Craft of Breaking Prejudices on Age
The Craft of Storytelling
The Craft of Mental Practice
The Craft of Inclusion
Fading out Towards the Discussion
Turning Back to Kraptr for the Future
References
Music Education as Craft: Reframing a Rationale
Introduction
A Common Topos of Significance for Music Education Practices in Our Age
Music Education as Craft: What Is Significant and Why?
The Significance of a Dynamic Interplay Between the Traditional and the Innovative
The Significance of the Creative and the Improvisational
The Significance of the Material and the Embodied
The Significance of the Democratic and the Relational
Concluding Remarks
References
